Improvement in vehicles



@uitrit tutes @strut @frn STEPHEN J. SPENCER, OF YORKSHIRE, NEW YORK,

Letters Patent No. 71,240, dated November 19, 1867.'

IMPROVEMENT IN VEHICLES.

TO4 ALL' WI-IOM- IT MAY CONCERNE Be it known that I, STEPHEN J. SPENGR,oi Yorkshire, in thecounty oi Csttereugus, and in the State of New York,have invented certain new l.nd useful Improvements in Buggies and otherVehiolesf and do herebydeclere that the following is n. full,'olear, andexact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying-drawings, und'to the letters of reference murked thereon. l

In the annexed drawings, making part ot"this specification, A Arepresent the usuell elliptic springs of a buggy, which are secured inthe usual manner to the bed-pieces upon the axles. The buggy-box or bodyB is provided upon its under side withthe stretcher-bers C C, which erobolted in the ordinary way to the cross-bars H H, which rest upon theupper sides of the springs. To the under side of the boi'` aresecuredtvvo metallic plates D, which have their ends turned down, esseen, at right angles, seid ends being provided with holes to receivethe inner ends of rods E E. These rods E aire confined to the under sideof the upperv leaves of the spring by means of the bolts, which confinethe bars H H to the springs. Their inner ends, es has been stated, passthroughth'e holes in plates D D, ond are provided with nuts a a, to keepthem in piece and tighten them when necessary. I

This invention consists in the use of the plates D D andV rods E E inthe position and manner herein described, for the purpose of tighteningthe body and preventing its rocking when the holes in the springs 'ortheir bolts rear. By keeping the rods E perfectly tight, the body isalways iirrn and steady in itsplace.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim es new, anddesireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

The plates D D, secured to the bottom of the box or body, end the rods EE, connected to the upper portion of the springs, when usedsubstantially ns and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony 'that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my handthis 27th day of September, 1867.

STEPHEN J. SPENCER.

Witnesses: I

E. P. CARTER, J. B. GAYLORD.

